Burial-vault.



F. E. MEAN. BUR-{AL VAULT.

APPLICATION FILED HAYS, 1915- Patented 7 "Lmwss.

.Tls all whom itma'y concern:

lrl-EENKLIN E. ARNDT, OF GAIL-ION, OHlTO, ASSIGNQR, TO DAVID C. BOYD,'OF GALION,

' OHIO.

Be it 'knownthat I, FRANKLIN E. Amie, citizen ofthe United States,residing at i walion, in the county of Crawford and State if Uliio,"h'ave invented certain new and use- .iil Improvements in Burial-Vaults,(Case if of which the following is a specifica- This inventioncomprehends certain new cl useful improvements in burial vaults drelates particularly to that type of *lt in which one end is open anddened, after thecasket has beenin'serted o the body portion of thevault, to be closed by a door or closure whereby the "ault ishermetically sealed.

' rable, and very eflicient construction of 010- As "is well known tothose familiar with E be art to wiich this invention appertains, somepersons prefer a vault in which the floor is fastened in closed positionby means nuts and bolts which are screwed up from the outside, theoperation of'fastening 'ifhese bolts giving a feeling of security inson'tradistinction to that type of vault inwhich the locking devices are.not visible from the outside, but are simultaneously operated by awrench or tool applied to the revoluble actuating device at the centerof the door, and it is the primary object of the present invention toprovide a simple, du-

sure of such type, in which, while there are relatively large number offastening devices all visible from the exterior or end of the vault, canbe operated with great facility, and the operation ofsecurely fasteningthe door at the end of the vault quickly performed. And the inventionalso aims to generally improve devices of this class, so as to renderthem more useful and commercially desirable.

With these and other objects in view, as will more fully appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention consists in certain constructions,arrangements and combinations of the parts that I shall hereinafter morefully describe and claim.

For a full understanding of the invention, reference is to be hat to thefollowing description and accompanying drawing, in which,

Figure 1 is a transverse sectional view of a vault embodying theimprovements of this invention, looking at the rear face of the door.Fig. 2 is a fragmentary transverse roman-VAULT.

Patented Aug, 10,1915.

sectional view through the vault at the corner thereof, one of thelocking members being shown in elevation. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary faceview of. one of the locking devicesshowing it in its operative position.Fig. 4: is a detail edge view of one of the locking washers detached,and Fig. 5 is a substantially similar view, showing in dotted lines a locking'pin which may be employed.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in'the followingdescription and designated in all of the views of the accompanyingdrawing by like reference characters.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 I0 designates the body portionof a grave vault of the open-end type, and 2the door or closure thereof,the body portion being formed with an internalmarginal flange 3againstwhich the door 2 is adapted to abut or against an interppsedpackingor gasket Revolubly mounted in the door 2 around and near theedge or margin thereof,is any desired number of bolts 5, said boltsbeing swiveled in openings formed in the door, as best illustrated at 6in Fig. 2, and being tapped on their inner ends to receive re tainingnuts '7. Each one of these bolts 5 carries a'locking device which is inthe form of a washer designated 8, and each of said washers has a fiator straight edge 9, whereby when the washers are turned to one position,as is manifest, flush with the inner-edge of the flange 3, the doonorclosure 2 may be readily removed or applied. Each washer 8 is furtherformed with an inner face 10in the form of a'bam, whereby when the bolts5 are g'ven a slight turn, these cam faces will ride upon theinner faceof the flange 3 and securely fasten the door in place and'at the sametime tightly bind it or compress it against the flange or the interposed+l.

As best illustrated in Fig. 2, it will be understood that the bolts 5are formed at one end witln heads, they have threaded shanks, and thethreads on the shanks extend from the other ends but terminate short ofthe heads, leaving smooth cylindrical por- I tions that are swiveled inthe openings formed in the door, as illustrated at 6'. It will furtherbe understood that the cams are threaded on the shanks. Thus when thebolts are secured into the cams, the washers 8 and the nuts [screw on,'said nuts having the same effect as a double nut, the cam washers beingthereby securely held in place and as against rotation and beingcompelled to turn as the bolts are turned.

From the foregoimg description in connection with the accompanyingdrawing, it will be clearly understood that I have thus provided a vaultdoor or closure which mav be very quickly applied, locked in place, and

whereby, while they will readily permit of the turning of the bolts in adirection to lock the door and compress it against the flange or gasket,will securely prevent any reverse movements of the parts to open thevault.

\Vhile the accompanying drawing illustrates what I believeto be thepreferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that theinvention is not limited thereto, but that various changes may be madein the construction, arrangements and proportions of the parts withoutdeparting from the scope of the invention as defined in the appendedclaims.

What is claimed, is:

1. The combination with a vault having an open end and a flange definingthe well of said opening, of a door formed around its margin withapertures extending therethrough, bolts provided With heads at one end,with threaded shanks, and with smooth cvlindrical portions between thethreads of the shanks and the heads, said smooth cylindrical portionsbeing swiveled in the apertures of the door, locking washers threaded onsaid shanks next to the said cylindrical portions and each provided witha straight edge at one side adapted to pass the flange and on its innerface with a spiral cam adapted to ride upon the flange and retainingnuts secured on the shanks at the inner extremities of the bolts andbearing against the washers to hold the same in place.

2. The combination with a vault having an open end and a flange definingthe wall of said opening, of a door and a plurality of bolts swix'eledin the door and operable from the exterior thereof, locking washerscarried by said bolts and each provided with a straight edge at one sideadapted to pass the flange and on its inner face with a spiral camadapted to ride upon the flange, and locking pins carried by andembedded in said washers and in a position oblique thereto, and havingpointed extremities protruding into engagement with the inner face ofthe door, as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANKLIN E. ARNDT. Witnesses 1 CLEO CONNOLLY, R. C. TIACHO.

